New Orleans police said an apparent burglar was startled and fled from an Uptown home when a man awoke and screamed at the intruder.

The intrusion was reported Friday (April 4) around 1 a.m. by a man living in the 3700 block of Vincennes Place, near Fontainebleau Drive. The man told police he forgot to lock his back door and was sleeping but awoke to see an unidentified man in his home. The resident screamed, and the suspect fled. Police did not say if anything was stolen in the incident, and said no other details were available.

NOPD spokesman Officer Garry Flot said Monday that police are deploying additional officers to patrol the area. He also said detectives were investigating whether the incident was related to at least three other recent home invasions not far away.

In another case Wednesday night, a woman reported that an intruder who called himself "Patrick" appeared inside a home in the 8200 block of Green Street in Carrollton and attempted to strangle her with his hands. The woman broke free, ran into another part of the home and called police. The man fled.

Another home invasion was reported Saturday afternoon in the 3000 block of General Taylor Street. In that case, a 47-year-old man told police he was stabbed in the back with a "sharp instrument" by a woman he did not know who entered his house uninvited shortly after 12:30 p.m.

Flot said police remind citizens to lock and secure their residences once inside, and to call 911 if they see or hear anything suspicious. Authorities also ask anyone with information on these crimes to call NOPD or Crimestoppers at 504.822.1111.